Big name chefs lured to WA gourmet fest

A GOURMET food festival in Western Australia has lured a three Michelin star chef from the third best restaurant in the world to this year's event - and also wooed back Heston Blumenthal.

ORGANISERS of the Margaret River Gourmet Escape announced on Tuesday that Massimo Bottura, chef at Osteria Francescana in Italy, would attend the November event as part of his Australian book tour for "Never Trust a Skinny Italian Chef".